Unearthing the life of an archaeologist
Subtitle: George Andrew Reisner '89 and three Harvard presidents
By: Jennifer S. Axsom
Published: 2003
Language: eng
Subjects: History; Faculty; Biography; Harvard University; Boston Museum of Fine Arts; Joint Egyptian Expedition of Harvard University and Boston Museum of Fines Arts
Other titles: George Andrew Reisner and three Harvard presidents
Description: This essay describes the history of the relationships among George Reisner, the Museum of Fine Arts, and Harvard University.
Notes: Student essay submitted to Professor Peter Der Manuelian for Ancient Near East 113, May 7, 2003.

George Andrew Reisner (1867-1942) was an egyptologist who taught at Harvard. He earned his Harvard AB in 1889, Harvard AM in 1891, and Harvard Ph.D. in 1893. He was Instructor in Semitic Languages (1896-1897), Director of the Hearst-funded Egyptian Expedition from University of California (1899-1905), Assistant Professor of Semitic Archaeology (1905-1910), Director of the Harvard and Museum of Fine Arts Joint Egyptian Expedition (1905-1910), Assistant Professor of Egyptology (1910-1914), Ingersoll Lecturer (1910-1911), and Professor of Egyptology.